Legal Opinion
Wynn v. Peyton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 18, 1971No. Record 7181PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
Richard Wynn appeals from a final judgment of the lower court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He complains that a warrant upon which he was tried in 1958 did not charge the offense of robbery, and that his court-appointed counsel did not provide him with effective assistance.
On July 15, 1958 defendant was arrested on a warrant which charged that Wynn in Norfolk County, Virginia on the 20th day of September, 1957, “did unlawfully and feloniously rob by force, Irene Hutchins Tignor and Catherine Cherry, and did threaten to kill by discharging a twenty-five automatic. This…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Mathis v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- James E. Fields v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Blowe v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Clodfelter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
- Davis v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1971
- Washington v. DownesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979
- Hern v. CoxSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972